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ClTYof ORONO <br />Municipal Officfs <br />Street Address: <br />2750 Kelley ParKv^ay <br />Orono, M.1 55356 <br />MalTing Address: <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay. MN 55323 CC55 <br />August 22, 1996 <br />Chuck DoNvney <br />2675 Shadywood Road <br />Excelsior, MN 55331 <br />Re: Gazebo/hardcover issue, 2675 Shad>-\vood Road <br />Dear Mr. Doyvney: <br />As ^^•e discussed briefly this week, an unresolved issue regarding hardcover and the gazebo on your <br />property at 2675 Shadywood Road resulted in the City's position that no permits will be issued until <br />the gazebo/hardcover issue is resolved. <br />A summary of the histor>' of this is as follows: <br />1.Former owner Rolla Martin was approved for an addition to the house in 1986. That <br />approval granted a hardcover variance to allow 27.1% (7,890 s.f.) hardcover in the <br />75-250' zone. <br />2.Jn May 1990 Martin applied for a hardcover variance to construct another addition <br />(kitchen expaLn'sion)......... ... • <br />J.Staffs 1990 hardcover review'for that application found a total of 9,019 s.f. of <br />existing hardcover, of which approximately 750 s.f w as landscape fabric which may <br />have been considered non-hardcover when installed prior to 1990, but certainly was <br />considered as hardcover in 1990. Discounting this 750 s.f, in 1990 the property <br />still was at a 75-250' hardcover level of 8,269 s.f or 28.4%, i.e. more than allowed <br />in the 1986 approval. <br />4.Part of this increase was also due to the gazebo built above the retaining wall planter <br />area between the wings of the house. This was built without a permit (which it likely <br />did not require because it was slightly under the 120 s.f permit threshold in effect at <br />that time). However, it was located less than the required 10' setback from the house <br />and constituted excess hardcover, hence it was called out as an issue during the <br />1990 variance application review. <br />Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510